Circle-iron support for wagons



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P. SAMBS. Circle Iron Supportfor Wagons.

No. 241,159. Patented May 10,188I'.

N. PETERS, Phov-Lihogmpher, Washington, D. C.

IlNrTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER SAMES, OF ROOKFORD, ILLINOIS.

CIRCLE-IRON SUPPORT FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.` 241,159, dated May 10, 1881.

Application filed January 5, 1881.

To all whom it may concern v Be it ,known that I, PETER SAMEs, a citizen ot' the United States, residing` in the city ot- Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Circle-Iron Supports for lVagons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a circle-iron support composed of a cast malleable support, having a wrought-iron screw-threaded bolt to connect. itwith tongue-houn ds ofthe wagon, which will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an isometrical representation of my improved support, of which Fig. 2 is a vertical section in the lengthwise direction of the circle-iron. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on dotted line 0r x.

My improved circle-iron supports are composed of two parts. The portion A, constituting the support proper, is preferably made of malleable casting, having its upper portion enlarged and provided with a hole, B, at right angles to its length, and ot' proper size to receive the circle-iron snugly, a. portion ot' which is represented at C in place in the support, and which in this instance is circular in cross-section, made from a suitable bar of round iron. From this upper portion depends a shaft, a, havingits lower end portion enlarged, as at b, forming a foot, on which itis supported in position on the tonguehounds, a portion of which is represented at c in section. The shaft of this support is tubular, being provided with an axial opening consisting` of two sections, d and c. The upper section, d, ot' this axial opening is of greater diameter than the lower portion, e, which is screw-threaded, and the difference in the diameter of these sections is such that the screwtap employed to produce the screw-thread in the lower portion will freely enter the upper section without engaging its inner walls. By this arrangement in the manufacture of my improved support I am enabled to employ an ordinary taper screw-tap with which to produce a full thread in the opening and of equal diameter throughout its entire length.

The shank of my improved support, eniployed to tix it in position ou the carriage-in this instance on the tongue-hounds thereofconsists of a joint screw-holt-like portion, D,

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the upper portion, h, of which is provided with a screw-thread adapted to engage the screwthreaded portion ofthe support, in which it is firmly xed by its screw-threaded connection therewith. The lower or free end portion ot' the shank l) is screw-threaded, as at fi, and vis provided with ascrew-nut,E,in the usual manner, and is employed to tix the support in position on the carriage.

In use my improved support is placed upon a suitable bar or rod from which to form the circle-iron, which is then properly formed. 'lt is then placed in position on the carriage, having the shank portion ofthe supports inserted in suitable holes in the tongue-hounds pre pared for their reception. The screwnut is then placed on their depending ends and the supports iirmly xed in position by turning the screw-nut in the usual manner.

In the foregoing I have described my improved circle-iron support provided with a screw-threaded shank inserted into the screwthreaded portion of the support and its screwthreaded free end provided with a screw-nut, instead of which an ordinary square-headed screw-bolt may be employed, which may be passed upward through the tongue-hound and its screw-threaded portion turned into the screw-threaded portion of the support, the turning of which will bring the support to a tirm sitting on the hound, to tix it in position to support the circle-iron.

I claim as my invention- 1. A circle-iron support consisting ot'a tubular shaft provided with an enlarged base, and having an enlarged upper portion provided witha hole at right angles to the shaft for the as set forth.

PETER SAMES. Witnesses:

JNO. D. WATERMAN, A. O. BEHEL. 

